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The 54th Annual Henderson County Farm & Ranch Tour hosted by the Athens Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday. This year, the event started and ended at First United Methodist Church Athens.
The agriculture industry generates $125 million in income annually in Henderson County thanks to the many bulk grain handling system parts used in at the farms, according to the tour program.
Stops on the 2017 tour included: Gardens at Peaceful Valley, Castle Oaks Vineyard & Winery, and Carzon-Pitchford Cattle Co., LLC.
There was a moment of silence in respect for Wendell Tackett, who passed away in the past year. He was the final surviving member of the group that organized the first tour.
The 2017 Joe B. Fulgham Agriculturist of the Year Award was given to the late Tommy Barnett. The award was presented to his wife, Dorothy. (Video of presentation below.)
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This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Larry L. Boleman, Associate Vice Chancellor Texas A&M AgriLife, who spoke about agriculture’s impact on Texas and the land grant university system.
“Agriculture is the only essential industry,” he said.
Lunch was by Danny’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Q.
The Tour Barkers were: Adam Davis, Matt Tyler, Paula Ludtke, Wade Carter, Carolyn Tyler and Kate Pittak. Honorary Tour Barker, Donna Bennett.
Sponsors were: Heritage Land Bank, Ag-Power, Andrews & Foster Drilling, Athens Bank, Athens Commissioner Company, Athens Daily Review, Athens Lumber & Supply Company, Athens Tractor, Atmos Energy, BBT Enterprises, Bacon Auto Ranch, Century 21 Anding Real Estate – Sue Brannan, Citizens National Bank, Cottonwood Cattle Company, DoughBalls Pizza Company, First State Bank Financial Servicesk Hannigan-Smith Funeral Home, Henderson County Beef Cattle Committee, KCKL, Kindred at Home, MK Cattle Company, Morton Small Animal Clinic, Prosperity Bank, Ranch Realty, Reynolds New York Store, Smith & Sons Tractor, Sonic, Super 8, Stanley Graham, Steve Grant Realty, Teague Chevrolet, Texas Farm Credit, Trinity Neches SWCD, Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative, Trinity Valley Community College, Velvin & Weeks Consulting Engineers Inc.
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